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French Pacific send delegations to UN decolonisation committee
French Polynesia and New Caledonia are this week sending delegations to New York to attend the UN's 4th committee on decolonisation.
Updated at 11:17 am on 8 October 2024
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French Pacific news in brief
A round up of French Pacific news in brief, including New Caledonia's rugby union targeted by arson for the second time.
Updated at 11:35 am on 20 September 2024
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Former French Polynesia president Flosse steps down after 52 years in politics
French Polynesia's veteran politician, Gaston Flosse, 93, announced last week he is stepping down from his position as President of his Amuitahiraa o te Nunaa Maohi party.
Updated at 9:07 am on 22 July 2024
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French election: newcomers in New Caledonia, French Polynesia
Analysis - The French general election in the Pacific this weekend has produced new MPs in New Caledonia and French Polynesia, but in opposite directions.
Updated at 8:53 am on 8 July 2024
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France election: First round of French Pacific results show radicalisation, especially in New Caledonia
French Pacific results for the first round of French national snap elections have shown on Sunday a firm radicalisation, especially in the case of New Caledonia.
Updated at 9:18 am on 1 July 2024
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No rush in French Polynesia for independence referendum
For French Polynesia's newly elected president Moetai Brotherson not independence from France but continued assistance to the victims of the flooding two weeks ago is the most urgent challenge.
Updated at 10:15 am on 16 May 2023
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French Polynesia set for pro-independence president after election
French Polynesia's pro-independence Tavini Huiraatira party has won the election for a new 57-member territorial assembly, paving the way for Moetai Brotherson to become president.
Updated at 1:47 pm on 2 May 2023
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New electoral alliance serving up 'same soup' says French Polynesian party
There has been scorn among politicians in French Polynesia over the ruling party's hastily-convened electoral alliance with an opposition party, which has been eliminated from the territorial elections.
Updated at 8:24 am on 24 April 2023
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Fritch warns of chaos should anti-independence party lose election
French Polynesia's President Edouard Fritch has warned of chaos, should his party lose power to the pro-independence Tavini Huiraatira. In last Sunday's first round of the territorial elections, his Tapura...
Updated at 8:57 am on 21 April 2023
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Oscar Temaru's Tavini Huiraatira party wins round one of French Polynesia's territorial elections
French Polynesia's pro-independence Tavini Huiraatira party has come out on top in the first round of the territorial elections.
Updated at 12:55 pm on 19 April 2023
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Statute of limitation in Tahiti corruption case overturned by Paris court
France's highest court has revived French Polynesia's largest corruption case, which had been closed almost more than three years ago.
Updated at 2:57 pm on 9 January 2023
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Forgery and fraud case against ex-President Flosse dismissed
The French judiciary has thrown out an alleged forgery and fraud case against the former French Polynesian president Gaston Flosse, relating to a property transaction in Paris.
Updated at 1:43 pm on 5 December 2022
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Fritch to retain presidency if he wins election French court rules
France's highest administrative court has ruled that French Polynesia's president Edouard Fritch can retain the presidency, if his party wins next year's territorial election.
Updated at 4:31 pm on 31 October 2022
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France seeks court ruling on Fritch ahead of 2023 territorial election
France's interior ministry will seek a court ruling on whether French Polynesia's president Edouard Fritch can retain the presidency, if his party win next year's territorial election.
Updated at 5:52 pm on 4 October 2022
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Pacific news in brief for October 3
French Polynesia was at US-Pacific as a Pacific Forum member; Flosse given suspended prison sentence; Tonga lifts supervised rat tests for Covid, and more
Updated at 3:28 pm on 3 October 2022
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Pacific news in brief for September 27
Samoan police get fined for 2019 assault, French Polynesia invited to Biden summit, Samoa opposition back pay issue resolved, San Diego holds Pacific festival
Updated at 3:14 pm on 27 September 2022
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Pacific news in brief for September 15
Conference of Leaders starts, American Samoa ends covid testing, and Marape misses PNG's big day
Updated at 9:20 am on 15 September 2022
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Nuclear expert to be honoured in French Polynesia
The office of the French Polynesian president says it wants to honour the memory of Bruno Barrillot who was the head of French Polynesia's body looking at the aftermath of France's nuclear weapons tests.
Updated at 5:17 am on 19 August 2022
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Pacific News Briefs for 20 June 2022
Pro-independence party in Tahiti wins another assembly member; Air NZ pulling LA and Rarotonga flight a disaster says resort operator; Drought situation in Kiribati dire, and more.
Updated at 11:47 am on 20 June 2022
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News briefs from around the Pacific on June 14
Niue continues investigation into Taiwanese vessel; Samoa police to carry drug test; Marriage is not a licence to control women's bodies says Fiji's women's group, and more
Updated at 8:40 am on 14 June 2022
